Meaning

1 senses
  1. A metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact

    писто́нpistón, ка́псюльkápsjulʹ

    уда́рний ка́псульudárnyj kápsulʹ, пісто́нpistón

More definitions
  • a detonator that explodes when struck

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
metal cap on muzzleloading firearms:
Русский
By meaning 1
metal cap on muzzleloading firearms:

Forms

plural: percussion caps
Singularpercussion cap
Pluralpercussion caps

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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